Anupama Chopra Reviews
336 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAnupama Chopra, founder & editor of Film Companion, is a film critic, television anchor and book author. She has been writing about Bollywood since 1993. Her work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Hindustan Times, The Los Angeles Times and Vogue (India).
Here you can find all of her reviews for movies from across the globe.
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Episodes
Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Film Companion
June 24, 2022 11:32 - 6 minutes - 6.25 MBWith Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga, director Srijit Mukherji takes this material and tries to weave in a larger meditation on the deteriorating relationship between man and nature, and more. But these threads aren’t woven into the storytelling with any delicacy. Listen to Anupama Chopra’s full review to know more.
Nikamma | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Abhimanyu Dassani, Shilpa Shetty, Shirley Setia | Film Companion
June 17, 2022 14:56 - 6 minutes - 6.38 MBNikamma is a remake of a Telugu film called Middle Class Abbayi which means ‘middle-class boy.’ I haven’t seen the original but the Hindi version could be titled 50 Shades of Ridiculous. Listen to Anupama Chopra’s full review to know more.
Anek | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Ayushmann Khurrana | Film Companion
May 27, 2022 09:06 - 8 minutes - 7.42 MBAnubhav Sinha's Anek starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, poses the critical question of: Who is Indian? Listen to Anupama Chopra's review to know more.
Jayeshbhai Jordaar | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Ranveer Singh, Boman Irani
May 13, 2022 14:30 - 6 minutes - 6.28 MBJayeshbhai Jordaar makes a larger plea not just for gender equality but also for letting go of superstition and to stop judging people by appearances. Listen to Anupama Chopra's full review to know more.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Hollywood Review by Anupama Chopra | Film Companion
May 06, 2022 14:00 - 6 minutes - 5.73 MBMarvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a sequel to the 2016 Doctor Strange. Director Sam Raimi, a master of horror, creates a twisty, visually imaginative saga. And yet the center does not hold. Listen to the full review to know more.
Thar | Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Anil Kapoor, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Fatima Sana Shaikh
May 06, 2022 13:44 - 6 minutes - 6.27 MBThar visually echoes other Hindi films that have Hollywood Westerns imprinted in their DNA. Be warned, Thar is disturbingly violent. Listen to Anupama Chopra's full review to know more.
Heropanti 2 | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Tiger Shroff, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
April 29, 2022 15:00 - 6 minutes - 5.93 MBHeropanti 2 is the spiritual successor of Heropanti, the 2014 film, which launched Tiger and Kriti Sanon. In my review of the first film, I had said that Tiger was absolutely a star but that the film was ‘comically bad’. Heropanti 2 has redefined the phrase for me. Listen to the full review to know more.
Runway 34 | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakul Singh
April 29, 2022 13:47 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MBRunway 34 is a mashup of a movie, the 2012 Denzel Washington starrer Flight, and a real-life incident. Director Ajay Devgn and writers Sandeep Kewlani and Aamil Keeyan Khan combine these two stories. Listen to Anupama Chopra's full review to know more.
Jersey | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Shahid Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur | Film Companion
April 22, 2022 09:30 - 6 minutes - 6.13 MBDirector Gowtam Tinnanuri doesn’t enlarge or significantly alter Jersey, the Hindi version. If you haven’t seen the original Telugu film, this one will work better for you. Listen to the full review to know more.
KGF: Chapter 2 | Anupama Chopra’s Review | Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon | Film Companion
April 14, 2022 15:30 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MBKGF: Chapter 2 is a sequel on steroids – everything is bigger, grander, louder. Everything in this movie is dialled up to 11. For Prashanth, more is more.
RAW (Beast) | Anupama Chopra’s Review | Thalapathy Vijay | Film Companion
April 14, 2022 14:22 - 5 minutes - 5.54 MBRAW, the Hindi-dubbed version of the Tamil film Beast is, forgive the pun, a strange beast. It offers keen pleasures – foremost among them is superstar Vijay delivering truckloads of charisma and his signature insouciance.
Bachchhan Paandey | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Film Companion
March 18, 2022 19:06 - 6 minutes - 5.61 MBHere's Film Companion's review of Bachchhan Paandey. It has taken eight years for the story of Karthik Subbaraj's Jigarthanda to find its way to Hindi cinema, which is just as well because Bollywood has mangled it beyond recognition. Bachchhan Paandey is a loud, joyless bore. Here's the full review to know more.
Jalsa | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Vidya Balan, Shefali Shah | Film Companion
March 18, 2022 19:00 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MBHere's Film Companion's review of Jalsa. It is a gripping and unsettling dissection of morality, motherhood, money, class and the myriad ways in which people compromise. Here's Anupama Chopra's full review to know more.
Radhe Shyam Review by Anupama Chopra | Prabhas, Pooja Hegde | Film Companion
March 11, 2022 14:30 - 6 minutes - 5.71 MBHere’s Film Companion’s review of Radhe Shyam, by Anupama Chopra. There is a fine line that separates swooning romance from unintentional comedy. Radhe Shyam is a masterclass in what happens when you cross it. Listen to the full review to know more.
The Batman | Hollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz
March 04, 2022 17:00 - 4 minutes - 4.35 MBHere’s Film Companion’s review of The Batman. The Batman is a standalone film, operating in its own continuity. Which means that even if you aren’t a comic book and superhero film connoisseur, and I’m certainly not, you can still wholly savour its dark, broody brilliance. Watch the full review to know more.
Jhund | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Amitabh Bachchan | Nagraj Manjule
March 04, 2022 16:30 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MBHere's Film Companion's review of Jhund. Jhund is the Hindi film debut of one of Indian cinema’s most invigorating filmmakers – Nagraj Popatrao Manjule. Jhund is the story of how Vijay changes the lives of Dalit youngsters in a Nagpur slum by getting them hooked on football. It's a rousing tale told with a stellar cast of professional and non-professional actors. Watch the full review to know more.
Gangubai Kathiawadi | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Alia Bhatt | Film Companion
February 25, 2022 12:30 - 8 minutes - 7.91 MBIn the life of a sex worker Gangubai, played by Alia Bhatt, who thrived in the bylanes of Kamathipura in the 1950s, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali finds feisty feminism, joy, brutality, heartbreak and unstinting courage. He tells her story with dramatic flourish, rich emotion, gorgeous visuals and always, a bruised, beating heart. Listen Anupama Chopra’s full review of Gangubai Kathiawadi to know more.
Love Hostel | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Vikrant Massey, Sanya Malhotra
February 25, 2022 10:48 - 6 minutes - 5.93 MBLove Hostel is what you might call a Haryana Noir Western. This film is mostly a chase film with Dagar, played by Bobby Deol, in hot pursuit of his prey - Jyoti and Ahmed, played by Sanya Malhotra & Vikrant Massey. Listen to Anupama Chopra's full review to know more.
A Thursday | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Yami Gautam | Film Companion
February 17, 2022 14:19 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBA Thursday chickens out and becomes a partially effective, rabble-rousing film which offers dangerous and simplistic solutions to our failed polity. Listen to the full review to know more, and watch the movie on Disney+ Hotstar.
Gehraiyaan | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Film Companion
February 11, 2022 10:13 - 6 minutes - 6.37 MBGehraiyaan is intriguing but never reaches the poetic heights it aspires to. Watch Anupama Chopra's full review to know more about Gehraiyaan, streaming on @Amazon Prime Video India
Badhaai Do | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Film Companion
February 11, 2022 10:12 - 5 minutes - 4.86 MBBadhaai Do passionately advocates for inclusivity and acceptance. Which is always a welcome message. Listen to Anupama Chopra's full review to know more.
Looop Lapeta | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Taapsee Pannu, Tahir Raj Bhasin
February 04, 2022 14:35 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBIn Looop Lapeta, an adaptation of Tom Twyker's 1998 film Run Lola Run, we see three versions of one life-altering day and how the choices the characters make have a butterfly effect and shape the outcome differently. Listen to the full review to know more, and watch the film on Netflix India.
Unpaused: Naya Safar | Anupama Chopra's Review | Amazon Prime Video | Film Companion
January 21, 2022 10:21 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBThere is one improvement in the Unpaused anthology series. In this one, there are two – Vaikunth, directed by Nagraj Manjule, and War Room, directed by Ayappa KM. Listen to Anupama Chopra’s review to know more.
Atrangi Re | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Aanand L Rai | Film Companion
December 24, 2021 07:46 - 5 minutes - 5.42 MBIn Atrangi Re, you can feel the maker’s intent and his commitment to dreaming big. But it doesn’t translate. Listen to Anupama Chopra's full review to know more.
83 | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Kabir Khan | Ranveer Singh | Film Companion
December 22, 2021 16:00 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MBDirector Kabir Khan and writers Sumit Arora, Vasan Bala and Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan take us through the highs and lows of an incredible underdog story that is 83. Watch Anupama Chopra’s review to know more.
Spider-Man: No Way Home | Hollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Tom Holland, Zendaya
December 17, 2021 08:18 - 6 minutes - 5.58 MBSpider-Man: No Way Home is fan service at its best because even us, casual lovers, can enjoy the ride. Watch Anupama Chopra's review to know more.
West Side Story | Hollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Steven Spielberg | Film Companion
December 11, 2021 06:18 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBDirector-choreographer Jerome Robbins first had the idea of transposing Romeo and Juliet to New York. And all these decades later, Steven Spielberg's West Side Story continues to enthrall. Listen to Anupama Chopra's review to know more.
Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Ayushmann K, Vaani K
December 10, 2021 10:01 - 7 minutes - 6.55 MBI’m glad that Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui exists. It has taken us long to get to an empathetic portrayal. I hope more will follow. Listen to Anupama Chopra's review of the film, to know more.
Tadap | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Ahan Shetty, Tara Sutaria| Film Companion
December 03, 2021 18:35 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBTadap is the launch vehicle for a star son, Ahan Shetty, which means that even a chhota shehar ka ladka must have a degree of swag. Listen to Anupama Chopra’s review to know more.
Bob Biswas | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Abhishek Bachchan | Film Companion
December 03, 2021 10:30 - 6 minutes - 6.37 MBWhen we last saw Bob in Kahaani, he had been hit by a car after a botched attempt to assassinate Vidya. It’s eight years later. He has come out of a coma and is now played by Abhishek Bachchan. Listen to Anupama Chopra's full review to know more.
Antim: The Final Truth Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Salman Khan, Aayush Sharma | Film Companion
November 29, 2021 07:14 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MBAntim works as long as the film hews closely to the original Mulshi Pattern. The trouble is that the film, already shouldering the burden of Salman, soon dissipates into a head-swirling saga of guns and goons. The human cost of development, which was the key idea in Mulshi Pattern, is drowned out. At 142 minutes, Antim: The Final Truth also becomes a test of patience.
Satyameva Jayate 2 | Bollywood Review By Anupama Chopra | John Abraham | Film Companion
November 29, 2021 07:14 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBSatyameva Jayate 2, written and directed by Milap Milan Zaveri, is many things but it’s not a film. You could view it as an expansive showreel for John Abraham’s body. Anupama Chopra reviews the film here.
Chhorii Review by Anupama Chopra | Nushrratt Bharuccha | Film Companion
November 29, 2021 07:10 - 5 minutes - 4.7 MBChhorii belongs to an emerging genre in Hindi cinema – the message horror movie. It attempts to be a rousing statement of women empowerment but it contradicts itself. Anupama Chopra reviews the film.
Annette Review By Anupama Chopra | Mubi | Film Companion
November 29, 2021 07:08 - 4 minutes - 4.4 MBAnnette is accessible but also, gorgeously strange. And yet, Anupama Chopra strongly recommend that you give it a shot because this is storytelling with eccentricity, originality and jaw-dropping audacity. For which Carax won the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Listen to her review here.
Bunty Aur Babli 2 | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Rani, Saif, Siddhant, Sharvari
November 19, 2021 15:47 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBIt’s a clever setup with enough potential to create a franchise, but the real downer is that the film wastes its younger pair – Siddhant Chaturvedi and debutant Sharvari Wagh. Watch the full review to know more.
Dhamaka | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Kartik, Mrunal, Amruta | Film Companion
November 19, 2021 13:56 - 6 minutes - 5.61 MBDhamaka, which was shot during the pandemic in ten days, is essentially a vehicle for Kartik to show that he can do more than deliver monologues with aplomb. Watch Anupama Chopra's full review of the film, also starring Mrunal Thakur & Amruta Subhash, streaming on Netflix.
Sooryavanshi | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Film Companion
November 05, 2021 16:37 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MBThe character of Sooryavanshi doesn’t have the flamboyance or fun of either Singham or Simmba. Watch Anupama Chopra’s full review to knoe more about Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif-Ajay Devgn-Ranveer Singh starrer, directed by Rohit Shetty.
Meenakshi Sundareshwar | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Film Companion
November 05, 2021 14:07 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBMeenakshi Sundareshwar, starring Sanya Malhotra & Abhimanyu Dassani in titular roles, doesn’t realise its full potential but the film is sweet and undemanding enough. Listen to Anupama Chopra’s review to know more.
Eternals | Hollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Chloe Zhao | Film Companion
November 03, 2021 12:20 - 5 minutes - 5.42 MBThe film Eternals is part of the MCU’s Phase Four. The story throbs with ache in a way that MCU films rarely do. Director Chloe Zhao has an uncanny talent for locating the poetry in loss. Listen to Anupama Chopra's review to know more.
Hum Do Hamare Do Anu | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Rajkummar Rao, Kriti Sanon
October 29, 2021 12:30 - 5 minutes - 4.67 MBIf Hum Do Hamare Do had focused more on the senior couple, it might have located the authenticity and emotion that the story hints at but never develops. Watch Anupama Chopra's review of the film starring Rajkummar Rao, Kriti Sanon, Paresh Rawal, Ratna Pathak Shah, streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Dybbuk | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Emraan Hashmi, Nikita Dutta, Manav Kaul | Film Companion
October 29, 2021 11:30 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MBOf course, horror films are, by design, unrealistic. But the best ones are constructed so tightly that the viewer doesn’t have the breathing room to ask: How is this possible? Dybbuk misses this goal by miles. Listen to Anupama Chopra’s full review to know more about this film, streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Sardar Udham | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Vicky Kaushal | Film Companion
October 16, 2021 06:30 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBSardar Udham is the slowest of slow burns. Which isn’t unusual for Shoojit. The role of Sardar Udham comes with big demands and Vicky Kaushal delivers. Listen to the review for more, and watch the film on Amazon Prime Video.
Sanak | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Vidyut Jammwal | Film Companion
October 15, 2021 12:09 - 4 minutes - 4.25 MBSanak is a Bollywoodised Die Hard. The load rests on the impressive shoulders of Vidyut Jammwal. Director Kanishk Varma and writer Ashish P. Verma deviate slightly from the Jammwal action-movie template. You can watch the film on Disney + Hotstar.
Rashmi Rocket | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Taapsee Pannu | Film Companion
October 15, 2021 07:45 - 5 minutes - 5.51 MBRashmi Rocket begins as a soaring sports saga but pivots into a courtroom drama. Director Akarsh Khurana, his team of writers and leading lady Taapsee Pannu are trying to translate a complex, little-known subject into accessible and entertaining cinema. Watch Anupama Chopra's review of the film, streaming on ZEE5.
Shiddat | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Radhika Madan, Sunny Kaushal | Film Companion
October 01, 2021 17:49 - 5 minutes - 5.44 MBRadhika Madan and Sunny Kaushal are eminently watchable actors, who can't save Shiddat, a bewilderingly logic-free film about a man obsessed with a woman. Here's Anupama Chopra’s review of Shiddat, streaming on DisneyPlus Hotstar.
Kota Factory S2 | Anupama Chopra's Review | Jitendra Kumar, Ahsaas Channa | Film Companion
September 24, 2021 08:30 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBAnupama Chopra reviews Kota Factory season 2 streaming on Netflix India. What continues to propel the series is the seeming ordinariness of the leads. These kids are the polar opposite of the buffed and polished teenagers we see in Bollywood films like the Student of the Year franchise.
Ankahi Kahaniya | Anupama Chopra's Review | Film Companion
September 17, 2021 10:53 - 7 minutes - 6.7 MBThe overarching theme of Ankahi Kahaniya is love and longing in Mumbai. Watch Anupama Chopra's review of the anthology Ankahi Kahaniya, directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Abhishek Chaubey & Saket Chaudhary.
BellBottom | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta | Film Companion
September 17, 2021 10:24 - 5 minutes - 5.51 MBBellBottom, inspired by true events, is set in the 1980s, described as a time when hijacking had become rampant. The films propels itself forward on a certain caper-style energy, slickness and scale. Watch Anupama Chopra's review of BellBottom on @Amazon Prime Video India , starring Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta among others.
Mumbai Diaries 26/11 | Anupama Chopra's Review | Mohit Raina, Konkona Sensharma | Film Companion
September 13, 2021 07:16 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBThe word immersive gets tossed around a lot but Mumbai Diaries 26/11 actually achieves it. Over eight episodes, which range in duration from 35 minutes to 48 minutes, the series recreates the horror, beat by beat. Anupama Chopra reviews the Amazon Prime Video series.
Bhoot Police | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Saif, Arjun, Yami, Jacqueline
September 10, 2021 10:27 - 4 minutes - 3.82 MBWatching Bhoot Police on @DisneyPlus Hotstar, I realized that a film which is mediocre is more soul-sucking than one that is actively awful because you see glimpses of what might have been.